Rolled barley
High energy, low protein feed. High in starch. 86.6% dry matter
1UFL/kg as fed (1.16UFL/kgDM)
103g PDIE/kgDM (11% CP)
Relative value: €200/ tonne
Current market price: €200/ tonne
wheat
High energy, low protein feed. High in starch. 86.6% dry matter
1UFL/kg as fed (1.16UFL/kgDM)
106g PDIE/kgDM (11% CP)
Relative value: €205/ tonne
Current market price: €220/ tonne
Maize meal
Very high energy, low protein feed. High starch but slower to be digested than barley or wheat. 86% dry matter
1.05UFL/kg as fed (1.22UFL/kgDM)
120g PDIE/kgDM (10% CP)
Relative value: €227/ tonne
Current market price: €235/ tonne
Soya bean meal
High energy, high protein feed. Excellent quality protein. 86.2% dry matter
1UFL/kg as fed (1.18UFL/kgDM)
269g PDIE/kgDM (48% CP)
Relative value: €460/ tonne
Current market price: €460/ tonne
Citrus pulp
High energy, high fibre feed. Very low in protein. High in calcium, low in phosphorus. 87.5% dry matter
1 UFL/kg as fed (1.14UFL/kgDM)
91g PDIE/kgDM (7% CP)
Relative value: €182/ tonne
Current market price: €228/ tonne
Beet pulp
High energy, high fibre feed. By product of sugar extraction from beet. 88% dry matter
1 UFL/kg as fed (1.14UFL/kgDM)
110g PDIE/kgDM (10% CP)
Relative value: €214/ tonne
Current market price: €263/ tonne
Soya hulls
Medium energy, high fibre feed. Good ‘filler’ option. Ideal supplement at grass. By product of the de-hulling of soya beans. 88% dry matter.
0.88UFL/kg as fed (1.01 UFL/kgDM)
107g PDIE/kgDM (12% CP)
Relative value: €204/ tonne
Current market price: €180 to 190/ tonne
Rapeseed meal
Medium energy, high protein feed. Poorer quality protein relative to soya. By product of rapeseed oil extraction. 86% dry matter.
0.9UFL/kg as fed (1.05 UFL/kgDM)
151g PDIE/kgDM (39% CP)
Relative value: €271/ tonne
Current market price: €260/ tonne
Maize gluten
Moderate energy, moderate protein feed. By product of maize processing into bioethanol. 86% dry matter.
0.89UFL/kg as fed (1.04UFL/kgDM)
125g PDIE/kgDM (23.5% CP)
Relative value: €230/ tonne
Current market price: €220/ tonne
Maize distillers
High energy, high protein feed. By product of maize processing into bioethanol. 89% dry matter.
1UFL/kg as fed (1.16UFL/kgDM)
134g PDIE/kgDM (30% CP)
Relative value: €255/ tonne
Current market price: €248/ tonne
Sunflower meal
Low energy, high protein feed but protein is of poor quality. Byproduct of sunflower oil extract. 89% dry matter.
0.68UFL/kg as fed (0.76UFL/kgDM)
118g PDIE/kgDM (34% crude protein)
Relative value: €216/ tonne
Current market price: €230/ tonne
Palm kernel exp
Low/medium energy, high fibre feed. Medium protein. By product of palm oil extract. 89% dry matter
0.85UFL/kg as fed (0.96UFL/kgDM)
143g PDIE/kgDM (16% CP)
Relative value: €263/ tonne
Current market price: Limited availability currently
Wheat feed (pollard)
Low energy, medium protein feed. By product of flour manufacture. 88% dry matter
0.76UFL/kg as fed (0.87UFL/kgDM)
90g PDIE/kgDM (18% CP)
Relative value: €165/ tonne
Current market price: Varies depending on quality of product. Ranges from €190 to 230/tonne.
77DMD Grass silage
Not trading as of yet. Medium energy medium protein feed. 20% dry matter (will vary depending on wilting)
0.17UFL/kg as fed (0.87UFL/kgDM)
102g PDIE/kgDM (16% CP)
Relative value: €43/ tonne (€26/ 600kg bale of silage)
Current market price:
Not yet trading
Fodder beet
Low dry matter, high energy, low protein feed. 19% dry matter (will vary with variety)
0.21 UFL/kg as fed (1.12UFL/kgDM)
88g PDIE/kgDM (9% CP)
Relative value: €38/tonne
Current market price:
Not yet trading
Don’t just purchase feed on price, purchase on value. Be sure to know the quality of the ingredients you are buying (see right) as this will determine what you should be paying for it. Feed prices have come down a lot since the highs of last winter. Barley has dropped from €280/tonne to €200/t and soya from €550/t to €460/t today.
This completely changes the relative value of all other feeds. If soya bean meal holds at high prices, it means higher protein feeds are worth more. To calculate the value of any feed, we must look at its energy (UFL) and protein (PDIE) value. Crude protein (CP) is calculated via the amount of nitrogen in feeds and using this to estimate the amount of protein. However, not all nitrogen in a feed can be used by the animal to make protein, so PDIE is a more accurate figure – this is the amount of protein the animal will get from a kilo of dry matter of the feed.
Feeds, where their market value is under the relative value, are good deals for a farmer – currently soya hulls, rapeseed meal and maize gluten.
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Don’t just purchase feed on price, purchase on value. Be sure to know the quality of the ingredients you are buying (see right) as this will determine what you should be paying for it. Feed prices have come down a lot since the highs of last winter. Barley has dropped from €280/tonne to €200/t and soya from €550/t to €460/t today.
This completely changes the relative value of all other feeds. If soya bean meal holds at high prices, it means higher protein feeds are worth more. To calculate the value of any feed, we must look at its energy (UFL) and protein (PDIE) value. Crude protein (CP) is calculated via the amount of nitrogen in feeds and using this to estimate the amount of protein. However, not all nitrogen in a feed can be used by the animal to make protein, so PDIE is a more accurate figure – this is the amount of protein the animal will get from a kilo of dry matter of the feed.
Feeds, where their market value is under the relative value, are good deals for a farmer – currently soya hulls, rapeseed meal and maize gluten.
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